The Underground Stage
“Houndog Harry only plays three songs but three is enough to hammer home messages of joy via the medium of Ramones-y thud and thump. Few sets of double the length are as much of a joy to watch.” Gallery
“Any band with two OG Cosmic Psychos in it is going to know how to land a blow and this Spitting Chips set delivers all four knuckles straight to the chin. Any band with this level of expertise though does it almost without effort – before you know it, and without any of them seemingly […]
“Shit Fetish give no quarter, primal and top speed, roaring like a train about to explode. Utterly fearsome, deliriously loud, and gleefully unhinged.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Hand Made unleash this new project for the first time today, and from the off it’s a *beast*. Experience counts kids, and holy cow, every second of this group of legends’ time on the tools shines so brightly it’d rip out a retina. An absolutely enormous set, made of gigantic slabs of mischief and melody.” […]
“Missing Link are less a tribute to Link Wray than a salute, songs played not to copy but to honour. They absolutely fucking ROAR.” Gallery
“Love Me/Fuck Me open today’s Punk Fest with a set that’s less punk than jangling, but it still carries plenty of curled lip. Stomping and soaring by turns, it’s a flypast display of guitars and melody, a wicked glint in its eye.” Gallery
“Its two and a half minutes of shining song comes and goes like an explosions in the sky, plaintive and cracked melodies giving way to blinding flashes of light and noise – fabulous stuff.”
“Dystopian thumping and driving rhythms give this sharp, vaguely menacing track its velocity and its weight, enough to power it through walls and buildings without losing a lick of speed”
“Joan & The Giants’ gentle, clear-blue pop evaporates the clouds, clears the skies, and brings the sun back out, a breath of pure spring air to drive your ills clear over the horizon”